IBS Midwest Regional High School and College Radio Conference
Sponsored with the Radio
Department, Columbia College Chicago
Saturday, October 27,
2007
8:30 AM Ð 9:30 AM Registration,
coffee and rolls
MORNING SESSIONS
9:30 AM Ð 10:45
AM
Session I
Morning News
Symposium: Making Your News
Stories Relevant To Your Audience
Panel:
Barry
Keefe, News Director, WTMX 101.9 FM, Chicago
Jennifer
Keiper, News Director, WLS 890 AM, Chicago
Rob
LaFrentz, Clear Channel News Network, Northbrook, Illinois
Join these news
professionals as they discuss topics such as covering news that is pertinent to
your listeners, establishing your style, conducting interviews, and writing for
radio.
Session II
Early
Edition: Taking Your Morning Show
To New Heights
Panel:
Alan
Cox, Morning Show Host, WKQX 101.1 FM, Chicago
Scott
Mackay, Morning Show Host, WZZN 94.7 FM, Chicago
Join these popular
morning hosts as they give you the inside scoop on building an audience and
securing those listeners. Topics such as show prep, production values,
celebrity interviews, and keeping in touch with your audience are discussed.
Session III
FCC Update
(Session I)
Presenters:
Allen Meyers, IBS Washington, DC Advisor
Hope Daniels, Faculty, Radio Department,
Columbia College Chicago
Find out the latest
information regarding webcasting, podcasting, licensing fines and industry
indecency regulations.
Session IV
Panel:
Len
Mailloux, General Manager and Faculty, AI Radio/New England Institute of Art
Fritz
Cass, IBS Chief Operating Officer
Tony
Kwiecinski, Operations Manager, WCRX 88.1 FM, Columbia College Chicago, IL
Scott
Vyverman, Station Manager, WDRP/Radio DePaul, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Starting a radio station from scratch can be a monumental task. Radio station management for both the high school and college level will save you a "massive headache," giving you tips and insight to make your start-up station a success. Find out about equipment needs, creating a buzz within the school, hiring the right personnel, meeting your audience needs, streaming your station, and getting your students involved in making your station an integral part of your school's campus.
11:00 AM Ð 11:45
AM
The
Future of Radio
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: John
Gehron, General Manager, Harpo Radio, Inc.
12:00 NOON Ð
1:00 PM
Lunch and High School
Radio Awards Presentation
AFTERNOON
SESSIONS
1:00 PM Ð 2:15
PM
Session I
Dynamic Duos: Building a Successful Team
Panel:
Sherman
and Tingle, Afternoon Hosts, WKQX 101.1 FM, Chicago
Stan
and Terry, Midday Hosts, WCKG 105.9 FM, Chicago
Frankie
Robinson, Evening Co- Host Bad Boy Radio, WGCI, 107.5 FM, Chicago
Learn how these
duos create and build off each otherÕs passion for radio to develop show
content, consistency with bits, listener interaction, and pre and post
production work, to create a show that is both riveting and challenges each
host.
Session II
Voice-Over
Techniques
Presenter:
Marssie
Mencotti, Associate Chair, Radio Department, Columbia College Chicago
This hands-on
workshop will allow students to find out more about the craft of voice-overs.
Script reading, voice inflection, and dialects will be discussed.
Session III
IÕm On-AirÉNow
What?
Panel:
Julian
Nieh, On-Air Personality, WBBM 96.3 FM, Chicago
BioncŽ Foxx, On-Air Personality, WGCI 107.5 FM,
Chicago
Ty
Bentli, On-Air Personality, WKSC 103.5 FM, Chicago
Ashley
Davis, On-Air Personality, WTMT 105.9 FM, Asheville, NC
Learn how these
professionals make their shows interesting and enticing to their listeners.
Also, expect plenty of ideas about obtaining show content that works and
production values that grab the listeners.
Session IV
Digital Production
with Pro Tools
Presenter:
Greg
Murray, Production Director, WBBM 96.3 FM, Chicago
The sound of your
radio station is as important as the content. Learn tips for great production
values. This session will be held
in a studio classroom with audio workstations so you can practice what you
learn.
Session V
Thinking Of
Streaming Or Starting a Web Only Station? IBS has the Answer
Panel:
Len
Mailloux, General Manager and Faculty, AI Radio/New England Institute of Art
Fritz
Cass, IBS Chief Operating Officer
IBS and Backbone
Networks have launched an Internet radio network aimed at student
broadcasters. See how IBS can
increase your audience while providing access to an archive of royalty
free-music, images, and clips. Is your station thinking of streaming? If so,
this session will give you all the needed information to get it going!
2:30PM Ð 3:45 PM
Session I
Pulling Out All
Stops: Programming for the My Space, You Tube, and Facebook Generation
Panel:
Spike Eskin, Asst. Program
Director, Q101, WKQX 101.1 FM, Chicago
Erik Bradley, MD/Assistant Program Director, B-96, WBBM-96.3 FM, Chicago
Bob Taylor, Program Director,
Star 105.7 & Mix103.3 FM, Binghamton, NY
Bill Klaproth, MD/Assistant
Program Director, WLUP, 97.9 FM, Chicago
Join four cutting
edge Program Directors as they discuss each of their stationÕs programming
methods to Òreach outÓ to their listeners. This panel will dive into topics
such as: programming to your
audience, adhering to FCC rules and regulations, impact of HD-Radio, hiring
on-air talent, and the future of programming.
Session II
Talk Radio:
Giving Your Audience a Voice
Panel:
Carmen
DeFalco, On-Air Host, ESPN AM 1000, Chicago
Jerry Agar, On-Air Host WLS 890 AM,
Chicago
Jonathan
Hood, On-Air Host, ESPN AM 1000, Chicago
Join three seasoned
Pros as they help you cut through the clutter and make your audience an
integral part of your show. Whether itÕs news or sports, these three have
covered it nationally and locally.
Session III
Community and
Administration Relations/Station Managers Forum
Presenters:
Len Mailloux, General Manager and
Faculty, AI Radio/New England
Institute of Art
Barbara Calabrese, Chair, Radio
Department, Columbia College Chicago
Len and Barbara
will help you learn how to work with your school administration and the
community to build partnerships and increase your visibility. There will also
be an open forum for student managers to share ideas, provide support, and help
you problem solve.
Session IV
High School
RadioÑDone Right!
Presenter:
Chris Thomas,
General Manager, WLTL Lyons Township High School
LaGrange,
Illinois
Chris Thomas will
take you inside one of the premier high school radio programs in the country.
Learn how WLTL has incorporated cutting edge technology with their interactive
website.
Late Afternoon
Sessions: 4:00 Ð 5:15 PM
Session I
FCC Update
(Session II)
Presenters:
Fritz Kass, IBS Chief Operating Officer
Allen Meyers, IBS Washington, DC
Advisor
Hope Daniels, Faculty, Radio Department, Columbia College Chicago
Part two of the FCC
update will discuss the proposed satellite Radio merger, the future of
broadcasting and arbitron ratings.
Session II
Production Made
Easy: How to Impact Your Audience
via Production
Panel:
Bill
Latour, Production Director, WJMK 104.3 FM, Chicago
Matt
Bisbee, Imaging Director, Bonneville Communications, Chicago
Greg
Murray, Production Director, WBBM 96.3 FM, Chicago
Scott
Straus, Production Director, WKSC 103.5 FM, Chicago
We pull out all the
bells and whistles as four Production Directors give us the ways to make your
production a step above the competition. Be prepared to hear samples and come
prepared with lots of questions.
Session III
Future Stars:
Obtaining and Maintaining Your First Full-Time Radio Position
Panel:
Ashley
Davis, On-Air Personality, WTMT 105.9 FM, Asheville, NC
Mike
Hansen, On-Air Talent, KFMW 107.9 FM, Waterloo, Iowa
Andy
Long, Account Executive, WSCR 670 AM, Chicago
Jake
Malone, Account Executive, WGN 720 AM, Chicago
Deb
Weiner, Programming, WKKD, 1580 AM, Aurora, Illinois
Throughout the
years Columbia College Chicago has built its reputation on the strong
foundation of developing both creative and business professionals in radio.
Five recent graduates currently working full-time in the industry will give you
an excellent birds-eye view of how to break into the industry. Topics such as
the importance of networking, internships, college radio and developing
essential job interviewing skills are discussed.
Session IV
Promotions and
Fundraising
Presenters:
Ben
Shaiken, Fundraising Director, WHUS Radio, University of Connecticut
Michael
La Crosse, Program Director, WZZN 94.7 FM, Chicago
This session covers
the topic for both high school and college radio and gives you the commercial
viewpoint as well. Methods and models for fundraising and promotions will be
discussed at length.